Sanctuary Asia

The Sanctuary Nature Foundation’s flagship Sanctuary Asia magazine founded and edited by Bittu Sahgal has been in continuous publication since 1981 and remains India's leading and best-loved magazine in its genre. Browse through select articles from our past issues.
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Forest Officials Told To Change A...
February 7, 2011: Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said that forest officials would be living in a fool’s paradise if they thought tha

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Ramesh Okays Girnar Ropeway
February 7, 2011: The Girnair Ropeway project stuck for over 15 years got environment sanction on Monday with Jairam Ramesh overruling the stiff objections fr

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'Babus Flouting Norms, Giving Awa...
February 6, 2011: It's a bureaucratic battle for turf that has turned bizarre. The Indian Forest Service Association has accused members of a central governme

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Karnataka To Get A New Tiger Rese...
February 8, 2011: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has asked Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to submit a proposal to the Central government to decl

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Plastic Ban To Hit Sachet Makers
February 9, 2011: The notification by the environment ministry to ban the use of plastics for packaging gutka and pan masala from March 1 will have a major im

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Clear Peddar Rd Flyover Soon, Min...
February 8, 2011: Public Works (Public Undertakings) Minister Jaydutt Kshirsagar on Monday said he would write to Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to

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Govt Bans Plastic Packs For Tobac...
February 8, 2011: The highly popular small plastic sachets would no longer be allowed to be used for packaging gutkha, pan masala and other tobacco products,

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Jairam Soft On Haryana Scams?
February 8, 2011: Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh 's proactive approach to safeguard natural resources is missing when it comes to ta

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Polluting Yamuna: Who Is Responsi...
February 8, 2011: Who is to be blamed for high pollution level of river Yamuna? Delhi or Haryana. None of them, if the claims of both the state governments ar

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Ramesh's Plan Not Feasible, Say G...
February 8, 2011: The state forest department and the ropeway operator have found faults with Union minister Jairam Ramesh's alternatives proposed for the Gir

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Jairam Wants BSY To Declare Kudre...
February 10, 2011: Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to declare the Kudremukh National P

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Jairam Ramesh Says 'Yes' To Junag...
February 8, 2011: After hanging fire for over 15 long years, the ambitious Girnar Ropeway project has finally got the in-principal go-ahead from the union min

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